Gymnodinium galatheanum Braarud 1957

Publication Details
Gymnodinium galatheanum Braarud 1957: 137, fig. 1, 2a-e

Published in: Braarud, T. (1957). A red water organism from Walvis Bay (Gymnodinium galatheanum n. sp.). Galathea Report 1: 137-138, 2 figures.

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Publication date: 25 vii 1957 [bottom of p. 138

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gymnodinium is Gymnodinium fuscum (Ehrenberg) F.Stein.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Karlodinium veneficum (D.Ballantine) J.Larsen.

Source of Synonymy
Bergholtz, T., Daugbjerg, N., Moestrup, O. & Fernández-Tejedor, M. (2006). On the identity of Karlodinium veneficum and description of Karlodinium armiger sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), based on light and electron microscopy, nuclear encoded LSU rDNA and pigment composition. Journal of Phycology 42(1): 170-193.

Type Information
Type locality: "Walvis Bay" [South Africa]; (Soulié-Märsche 1989: 137) Type: Professor E. Steenmann Nielsen; 24 December 1950; (Soulié-Märsche 1989: 137) Notes: Type not designated.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 January 2025

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Taxonomic note
According to Bergholtz et al. (2006: 189), G. galatheanum Braarud sensu Kite & Dodge (1988) is a synonym of Karlodinium veneficum (Ballantine) J. Larsen. - (26 June 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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